pickjare wrote:
Op, on the subject of bathtub or not:
BUY a trailer that has a small tub. Our trailer has a small tub and for kids it is as useful as the large tub in our house. When our kids were babies we bathed them in kitchen sink. Now 2 yrs. and 5 yrs. they bathe in the small tub. Works excellent. We have a 6 gallon water heater that produces truly scolding hot water. I don't know how the pipes, connections, and valves handle it. Think about it, if you mix 6 gallons near boiling water with 6 gallons cold water you fill a small tub with very comfortable warm water. Half hour later another 6 gallons is ready.
It's great, one of the best parts of our camping is the small tub and 6 gallon water heater. On an early spring outing last year, our kids both took hot baths at 7,000 feet with snow outside. I told them not many people have taken a nice hot bath way back in the mountains like that. It's what a camp trailer provides for us. Get the 6 gallon water heater and small tub. Good luck on the mattress.
Couldn't agree more. I'm thinking the people who tell you the bath wouldn't work do not have small children. Ours works perfectly. Our five year old can still bathe in there although she's beginning to prefer showers. The bath was a deal breaker for us.
As for the salesmen, they will be totally and utterly useless in my experience. They only give you access to look at the campers physically. They have no idea what they are selling or what features it has or doesn't. Do all your work online and then when you head to the lot know what units specifically you want to look at.
